Ukraine orders the evacuation of over 3,000 civilians – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country

It is the authorities in Kharkiv county in the north-east of Ukraine that have ordered the evacuation of over 20 villages in the vicinity of the front line. The reason is said to be an escalation of Russian attacks in the area. This is reported by NTB. Over 3,000 people live in the villages, 279 of them are children according to Governor Oleh Synegubov. – Due to the security situation, we have introduced mandatory evacuation of residents from the local communities of Kindrasjivska and Kurylivska in the Kupjansk district. That’s what Kharkiv’s regional governor wrote on social media on Tuesday. Ukraine advises residents in exposed areas to evacuate at regular intervals, but residents do not always follow the order. New offensive The governing authorities do not say anything about what they expect from the attack, but say Russian forces have recently been pushing to gain control of Kupjansk. It is a railway town which before the war had 30,000 inhabitants. Russia has said that they are starting a new offensive in Ukraine. On Saturday morning, several rocket attacks were reported throughout the country. Palle Ystebø, lieutenant colonel at the Norwegian Military Academy, says it is uncertain how strong Russia is now. According to him, “the new offensive” is also a lot of rhetoric. Lieutenant-Colonel Palle Ydstebø is the head teacher at the section for land power at the Norwegian Military Academy Photo: Mathias Moene Rød / news Today a state of emergency was also declared in the city of Voronezh in the south of Russia after, according to Russian authorities, two children were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack. Ukraine has not commented on this. At the same time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyj participated in Verda’s economic forum for the first time. On Tuesday, he shares the spotlight with China’s Prime Minister Li Qiang. The trip to Davos in Switzerland is part of his ongoing efforts to secure further support for Ukraine, almost two years after the Russian invasion.



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